"poker machine" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-poker machine.ogg [Australia] Forms: poker machines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poker machine (plural poker machines)
  1. An electronic machine used to play games of chance for money, especially
    (US) An electronic machine used to play poker.
    Tags: US Categories (topical): Gambling
    Sense id: en-poker_machine-en-noun-VWocFRzC Disambiguation of Gambling: 50 50 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. An electronic machine used to play games of chance for money, especially
    (Australia, New Zealand) Synonym of slot machine.
    Tags: Australia, New-Zealand Categories (topical): Gambling Synonyms: slot machine [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-poker_machine-en-noun-0G8ZLYBx Disambiguation of Gambling: 50 50 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pokie, pokie machine

Inflected forms

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